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Please Note: Information about homework,
tests, projects and other assignments will be updated here as often as time
allows. This page does not replace agenda books
and planners as an organizational tool. Students, you are still expected to
write assignments down in class as they are given! Last
updated March 31, 2010
Tips for success:
- Always use your class folder for class papers. (Folder required for all classes.)
- Write assignments in your agenda book.
- Take advantage of extra credit when it is offered throughout the grading period.
Special Note for 7th grade Gold Team: Special scheduling at times creates longer class periods one day and skipped class periods the next day. What this means is that the “next class period” may not be the next day, but 2 days later and may not be the same for everyone in the block. If the due date is specific it will be noted. If not, it will say “next class period”.
Information
about OOPS SLIPS!!! Homework assignments are used to
prepare students for a day’s lesson or lab, reinforce concepts taught in
class, help students see the importance of science in their world, and to help
teach responsibility. Some assignments cannot be turned in late because we go
over the answers that day. Sometimes an
alternate assignment may be offered to make up the missing work. Other times it earns a zero. This is where an “OOPS” slip can
really help. What is an
“OOPS” slip!? An “OOPS” slip is filled out by the
student, signed by a parent, and turned in within 2 days of the missing
assignment. The assignment will then be
excused and not count against the grade. Students are allowed to use 2
“OOPS” per marking period for daily homework assignments. “OOPS” slips cannot be used on
projects and most vocabulary assignments.
7th grade Science
(Homework is due next class period unless otherwise noted)
Current
Unit: Cell
Processes: Cell Cycle and Genetics
Unit
Project: Genetic Puppies
Daily Classwork and Homework:
Previous assignments for this
unit:
Chapter 17 Vocabulary
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Special Note: Students should have a folder for keeping ALL papers done in class. Some information presented in class is not in the current textbook. Therefore, papers and notes will be what students will have at home to study and review for tests and quizzes.
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8th grade Science (Homework is
due next class period unless otherwise noted)
Introducing
QOTW (QUIZ
OF THE WEEK)!! Each
week or so there will be a quiz over what we have done over the past 5-7
days. This practice begins 3rd
grading period and helps students stay on top of reviewing as they learn
instead of waiting for the day before a big test to study! It also helps me
know what their level of understanding is on introduced topics.
Current
Unit: Energy : Electricity
Unit Project: TBA
Daily Class work and Homework:
Quiz: Electricity Thursday 4/1/10
Click here for a picture of an Incandescent
Light Bulb
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Previous assignments for this
unit: (Scroll down for most recent!)
Chapter 12
QOTW: Forms of Energy
and Mechanical Energy/Potential and Kinetic Energy
Balancing Equations
Current Events Notes
Article Review
Counting Atoms
Fizz, Fizz, Fizz Lab
Metals/Nonmetals lab
SQ3R pages 300-303.
In-class Periodic Table activity
Element Project
Energy Levels and Electrons
Isotope Lab
Homogeneous/Heterogeneous and
Substance/Mixture Wksht
SQ3R pages 250 to 255
SQ3R pages 253 to 256
History of the Atom
Download matter notes here
Download atom notes
here
Read Itty Bitty Atom
handout
SQ3R pages 272 to 289
Four Square Notes
pages 304 to 313
Special Note: Students should have a folder for keeping ALL papers done in class. Some information presented in class is not in the current textbook. Therefore, papers and notes will be what students will have at home to study and review for tests and quizzes.